Too tired, lazy and unfit. That is the verdict on us Brits, according to a recent survey which has discovered that we can’t even be bothered to play with our kids! Juliette Kellow BSc RD examines how we can overcome our laziness and get some exercise into our lives!

Too Unfit for a Night of Passion!

The results of a new survey show that instead of trying to get fit, us Brits are becoming even more lazy!

The study carried out by Nuffield Health questioned more than 2,000 adults and discovered that over a third (36 percent) said they were too lazy to run for a bus while more than half (59 percent) would opt to take the lift rather than get some exercise by walking up two flights of stairs. A staggering 15 percent said they would rather watch a television programme they didn’t like than get up to change the channel if they couldn’t find the remote control. And almost three quarters (73 percent) said they are too tired for a night of passion.

It’s not just our love life that we’re too lazy for either. A massive 64 percent of parents said they were always too tired to play with their children and more than half (52 percent) of dog owners can’t be bothered to take their pets for a walk. Dr Sarah Dauncey, Medical Director of Nuffield Health says,

“People need to get fit, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets, too. If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most rudimentary of tasks.”

WLR says . . .

It’s the little changes that eventually add up to make a huge difference to our waistlines so start thinking about how you can be more active in your daily life – and then start doing it. If you currently do little or no exercise, you may find it helpful to keep a diary of how you spend your time each day for a week and then look at ways in which you can build in more exercise.

You’ve probably seen many of these suggestions before, but here’s a quick recap on some of the ways you can be more active, get fit and overcome laziness in your everyday life:

ban lifts and escalators from your daily life, you can get fit by using the stairs instead

leave the car behind when you’re only going a short distance, for example, to pop out for a carton of milk or to buy a newspaper